Samuel Ehrhart - A few snap-shots at the ‘powers that be’ in the average commercial house

Samuel Ehrhart was an American cartoonist and illustrator born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Ehrhart received his education in the New York City school system. Subsequently, he studied art in Munich. His work appeared in Harper's Monthly (1878-79), Puck (1880, and 1888-1913), and Judge (1887). He died in Brooklyn, New York on October 26, 1937.

In Collection: Puck Illustrations (View all 2176)

A picture without words

A picture without words (1884)

Friedrich Graetz (Austrian, 1842-1912)
Reckless defiance

Reckless defiance (1900)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Blind man’s buff

Blind man’s buff (1907)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The same old game

The same old game (1900)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Self-made

Self-made (1899)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)
Uncle Sam’s lodging-house

Uncle Sam’s lodging-house (1882)

Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (American, 1838 – 1894)
Too many friends

Too many friends (1900)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
An old fable brought up to date

An old fable brought up to date (1893)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The ‘peanut’ Hagenbeck and his ‘senatorial courtesy’ animal show

The ‘peanut’ Hagenbeck and his ‘senatorial courtesy’ animal show (1894)

Charles Jay Taylor (American, 1855-1929)
True harmony

True harmony (1904)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
The alderman’s alternative – to Sing Sing, or Canada

The alderman’s alternative – to Sing Sing, or Canada (1886)

James Albert Wales (American, 1852-1886)
A lesson in perspective

A lesson in perspective (1909)

Samuel Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937)
Trying to drag him from his altar and his idol

Trying to drag him from his altar and his idol (1901)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
Don’t sign that declaration, gentlemen! You’ll hurt business!

Don’t sign that declaration, gentlemen! You’ll hurt business! (1908)

Samuel Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937)
Bill, ye’d better go up to the barn an’ git some more fodder

Bill, ye’d better go up to the barn an’ git some more fodder (1905)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
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